Nelsonville Greyhounds Face Tough Ohio Tourney Start
In the Class A and B boys basketball tournaments Nelsonville High faces a stern opening round. North Lima and Waynesburg loom as strong favorites while Nelsonville relies on balance from its five starters to upset expectations and make a statement for Southeastern Ohio.
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Nelsonville
New Matamoras
Hio
Hounds
Capital City
Waynesburg
Lockland Wayne
Minster
Gibsonburg
North Lima
Urbana
Mohawks
Urbana Local
Scarlet Five
Golden Bears
Charlie McGuire
Powell Cole
Exhibition Ball Scores From Boston and New York Matches
Exhibition scores list Boston A 8 St Louis N 2 New York N 4 Chicago A 0 Pittsburgh 8 Cleveland A 2 Detroit 9 Boston N 1 Philadelphia N MA St Louis A Chicago N 2 Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 2 Hollywood 7 Pittsburgh B 6
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Boston
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Hollywood
Ohio High School Championship opens with 16 teams in first round
The Ohio High School Championship Tournament starts with sixteen fired up teams in Class A and B divisions. Middletown Akron North and Steubenville headline Class A while Waynesburg leads Class B opponents at Ohio State University gym. Semifinals set for Friday at the Fairgrounds. finals follow Saturday with Class B early and Class A later. Coaches include McQuade Degyansky Bondy Vaccaro and others, many former players turned mentors.
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Middletown
Akron
Steubenville
Cade
Lee Ree
Perete Coliseum
Waynesburg
Ohio State University
Fairgrounds
Bob McQuade
Columbus Aquinas
Gene Degyansky
Cleveland West
Larry Bondy
Toledo
Cath
Olic
Ang Vaccaro
Bob Krotzer
Gibsonburg
Leo Poulton
New Matamoras
Paul Mariinsky
Minster
Rollie Barton
Urbana Local
North Lima
Ed Degregorio
Columbus East
Early Morning Batting Drills For Cleve Keena In Tucson
Cleveland manager A L Lopez plans early morning batting drills in Tucson to sharpen hitters after a 3 to 2 exhibition loss to the Pirates. The Indians, who have dropped three straight by one run, relied on Dale Mitchell Luke Easter and Ray Doby for their only seventh inning runs. Bob Feller struggled in his second start, while Lou Brissie Bill Abernathie and Red Fahr helped post a shutout finish. Training camp losses total about 35000 dollars due to cold weather as Montalvo returns from a sprained ankle and Reiser fights flu.
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Hollywood
Calif
Tucson
Cleveland
A! Lopez
Lopez
Pittsburgh
al Rosen
Ray Boone
Bob Avila
Larry Doby
Luke Easter
Bob Feller
Pirates
Indians
Doby
Easter
Dale Mitchell
Jim Waugh
Lancaster
O. Waugh
Mitchell
Harry Simpson
Jim Fridlay
Feller
Ralph Kiner
Gus Bell
Lee Wallis
Bob
Lou Brissie
Bill Abernathie
Red Fahr
Joe Montalvo
Pete Reiser
Avila
Bob Lemon
Lemon
Ex-Big Ten Champions Clash as Athens Hosts Wrestling Show
Tomorrow night in the Athens Armory Big Bill Miller faces Johnny Valentine in a main 60 minute best two of three falls match. Semifinalist Joe Scarpello meets Jules LaRance with a 30 minute opener Francois Miquet versus Bob Leipler. Show starts 8 30 p m.
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Athens
Bill Miller
Johnny Valentine
Joe Scarpello
Jules LaRance
Scarpello
NCAA
U. S
LaRance
Francois Miquet
Bob Leipler
Miller
Valentine
Big Bill Miller
Jules la Rance
Nuzum Named to AP All Ohio Second Team
Athens star Ralph Nuzum closes a brilliant high school career by earning AP All Ohio second team honors. He set SEC scoring records, led in free throw accuracy, and finished with 992 points over three varsity seasons despite a 9-12 team record.
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Athens
Ralph Nuzum
Associated Press
Athens Center
Nuzum
Jim Cope
Nelsonville
Bulldog
Allstate
Clarence
Bevo) Frafticis
Wellsville
Barons Open Calder Cup Title Defense
The Cleveland Barons, favored for the Calder Cup, host the Providence Reds in a best of five opening series. The Barons won five playoff titles and were second in the Western Division. they lost only two of their last 24 games. Other matchups involve Pittsburgh, Hershey, Cincinnati, and Buffalo in the surrounding series.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Barons
Providence Reds
Pittsburgh Hornets
Reds
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Hershey Bears
Buffalo Bisons
Hornets
Hershey
Buffalo
Rich Harness Purses Listed for Season
Rich harness horses will race for a new high of 101 purses valued at $10 000 and up this year. That’s seven more than last season, 20 more than in 1950. The Hambletonian Stake for trotters will be run August 6 at Goshen New York with a $90 000 purse. The Kentucky Futurity carries $70 000 on October 2 at Lexington. The Little Brown Jug for sophomore pacers is September 18 at Delaware Ohio with a $65 000 purse.
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Columbus, CO
NEA
Goshen
N. Y
Lexington
Delaware
Gehrmann Suspension Lifted by Ohio AAU
Don Gehrmann a miler from Milwaukee has had his Northeastern Ohio AAU suspension lifted after his explanation letter and a doctor’s certificate noting his wife’s illness. The 1952 season is unlikely to see him compete again this year.
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Cleveland
Don Gehrmann
Milwaukee
Northeastern
Ohio
Northeastern Ohio Amateur Athletic Union
Gehrmann
Knights of Columbus
Jimmy Lee
Northeastern Ohio Aau
Nardico Wins But Promoters Suffer Loss
In Cleveland the first IBC boxing show drew artistic praise but money woes. Danny Nardico, 177, of Tampa, beat Dick Wagner, 173, of Toppenish, in a 10 round unanimous decision earning 3800 dollars plus TV share. Wagner also received 3800. The promoter Larry Atkins faced a back tax claim of 6252 dollars on site. Nardico scored two nine counts on Wagner and a seventh round knockdown sealed the win.
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International Boxing Club
Danny Nardico
Tampa
Fla
Dick Wagner
Toppenish
Wash
Wagner
Fach
Larry Atkins
Atkins
IBC
Nardico
Danny
Snead Notches Seminole Win In Four-Hole Surge
Sammy Snead won the pro division of the Seminole Golf Tournament in Palm Beach Florida, taking a four-hole burst to overturn a one-stroke deficit on Johnny Palmer. Snead earned $1,858.33 for the 36-hole event as Palmer faltered late.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Sammy Snead
Snead
Johnny Palmer
Badin
N. C
West Virginia
Palmer
Sammy
Big Blacks Courtmen Headed to State Finals
Seven senior cagers accompanied by Coach Jack Morton left for Morgantown to watch the state finals they will attend both Class A and B games. The trip includes Bill Roberts Don Waldie Jack Fowler Earl Foglesong Johnny Withers Dick Cole and Roy Higgins.
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Point Pleasant
Morgantown
Jack Morton
Bill Roberts
Don Waldie
Jack Fowler
Earl Foglesong
Johnny Withers
Dick Cole
Roy Higgins
Nelsonville Underdogs Face Gibsonburg In Class B Clash
Nelsonville Greyhounds, second in Class B offense, take on Gibsonburg as underdogs. Scoring leader Chuck McGuire leads Golden Bears with 341, followed by Dick Hubbard 341, Sonny Keplar 324, Frank Hartley 248, John Powell 240, and Bob Pack 214. Hounds practiced at Ohio State and spent night in Columbus.
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Gibsonburg
Golden Bear
Chuck McGuire
Lowell Cole
Dick Hubbard
Sonny Keplar
Frank Hart
John Powell
Bob
Ohio State
Nelsonville
Frank Hartley
Bob Pack
Tulane Names Raymond Wolf as New Head Coach
Tulane University appoints Raymond Bear Wolf as head coach after Henry Frnka resigns to join Austin College. Wolf, previously Tulane line coach, will keep the T formation with added variations and aims for a balanced attack. Frnka leaves after 25 years, with 31 wins 23 losses and 4 ties at Tulane.
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New Orleans
Raymond
Bear) Wolf
Tulane University
Wolf
Tulane
Rufus C. Harris
Henry Frnka
Frnka
Austin College
Sherman
Tex
Funka
Batts Alumni Ties Highlight Tigers Catcher
Detroit Tigers catcher Matt Batts, Bay lor University alumnus, based in Waco Texas, stands out as a notable college connection in the club.
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Matt Batts
Detroit Tigers
Baylor University
Waco
Texas
Rip Collins Named Player Manager in Independence
Fred Rip Collins former major league first baseman and outfielder becomes player manager of Independence Kansas team a Class D farm club for the St. Louis Browns.
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Rip
Fred “Rip” Collins
Independence
Kansas
St. Louis Browns
Ciney Seeks Infield Star From Burns
Tampa report notes scouts and officials following the Dodgers as Reds GM Gabe Paul eyes Rocky Bridges and seeks right handed power. Bridges struggled in a 3 2 loss while Bob Morgan hit a triple and single but Paul rejects Morgan. Cincinnati plans to watch Wehmeier today as possible trade bait.
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Fla
Brooklyn Dodgers
Gabe Paul
Cincinnati
Reds
Rocky Bridges
Bridges
Dodgers
Paul
Bob Morgan
Morgan
Ewell Blackwell
Brooklyn
Herm Wehmeier
Wehmeier
Johnny Hudson
New York Giants
Ivory Hunter Ray Hayworth
Chicago Cubs
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